Sperm Count Motility
SPVAS

Method(s)

Cell Count

Specimen Required

Collect

Semen in sterile container.

Transport

All of semen at body temperature. TIME SENSITIVE Must be delivered within 1/2 hour of collection.

Remarks

1. Patient must collect ENTIRE semen specimen by masturbation into clean plastic container. A urine specimen cup provided by the physician office or lab is ideal. Semen should not be collected in condoms, as spermicides dramatically affect results. Coitus interruptus is not acceptable. 2. The semen must be delivered to the lab within 1/2 hour. 3. Sperm motility is a test that needs to be done within 1 hour of collection. 4. During transport, the specimen container is to be kept inside patient's clothes, next to his body to keep it close to body temperature to preserve semen.